National Republican., 1887-05-14
ALEXANDRIA MATTERS.
Items OF Interest Gathered for the
"Republican's'' Readers.

The receipts Of fish yesterday were 25,01O
herring and 500 shad. Sales were made as
follows: Herring at $3.50 to 81 and shad at 81 to
sl4.
Messrs. Clements & sypher, of Alexandra
county, have sold the following property in
Alexandria county during the past few days:
S % hH o9 for ssds @ e
teen acres of land two miles west of the Aque-
duct bridge 10 Nathan 8. Eddy, of Washington,
for $1,000; one and three quarter acres, two
miles west Of the Aqueduct bridge, to j. +.
Dart, for e600,
The court Of appeals Of Virginia on Thurs
day decided the following cases:
Roberts against Alexandria and Fredericks-
burg Railway Company. From circuit court of
alexandria city. Reversed, Judge Lacey de-
shipmaf against Fletcher. From circuit
court Of city, OF. Alexandria. Reversed, Judge
Fauntleroy delivering opinion.
Marshall against Farmers and Mechanics
decree pronounced by the judge Of the circuit
court OF the city OF Alexandria In vacation on
the Soth OF March, 1897
AS soon as Mr.. Thomas Hoy completes the
model of the steamship Pocahontas, which hs
is constructing for the Arrow Steamship Com
pany, itw will be placed upon exhibition in
Washington. The model is seventeen feet long,
being on scale OF three eichths of an inch TO
the foot.
The grand council of the Improved Order of
annual session Thursday night after eiectiny
the following officers to serve for the ensuing
year: G. t. Hill, great sachem, of Richmond:
": p; Rockch@rlie, great senior secretary,
tary, Norfolk; Geo: w. Hall, d. G. of X,
records. ManchssteI; E. NJ. Solomon, great
The anniversary OF the Young Mems
Christian Association of this city will be held
next Wednesday, the 18th instant, in the NJ. E.
City Treasurer NJ. B. Harlow aud wife nave
returned from Baltimore, where they have
been visiting friends
There was meeting yesterday OF the Demo-
cratic committee and tho candidates TO raise
funds TO conduct the coming city election.
Senator Sawyer, Of Wisconsin,, was IN the
Hunting Creek, which it is said he will sell, as
he has not the time to give 1t the attention 1t
The last entertainment of the season of the
| Alexandria Musical Association was given at
| their hall last night before large audience.
The series have been very pleasant and mauy
| regret that they have closed.
| II is said that the necessary amount to build
the Mineralra railroad has been subscribed The
road Will run from Strasburg to the West
Virginia Sn,a coal coal fields MAI Park Agnew and F.,
the necessary survey made.
party OF ladies and gentlemen from Stafford
| have taken rooms ~ the building on the cor.
| ner OF King and Washington streets, where
they will entertain their friends during the
| session OF tho Episcopal convention. They are
expected 10 remain during the National Drill
| in Washington.
At the banquet given to the Red Men on
Thursday night NJ. d. Whiting, OF the Alexau-
dria Item, responded to the toast to the press.
| Referring to the building of the steamship
Pocahontas. he said II want to say some.
| thing about AlexaDdria-'ancient Alexandria
/ that was Another Pocahontas is soon to be
| born. Her birthplace is to be In Alexandria
| Her mother is the Arrow Steamship Company.
Her bed is now being prepared down on the
| banks of the Potomac, and when she Is born
| she will be rocked in the cradle of the deep.
| The boys have q conundrum. II is: why Is
Alexandria like John Smith? Because P0ca.
hontas will sayeit.